I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 109 Drill a Well in Two Hours?

Jinghu North Road borders on 'Jingxi South Road' in the north.

Starting from Kaifeng Mansion, go southwest, cross Jingxibei Road, and then pass Jingxixi Road to reach Jinghu North Road.

And this is also the shortest route from Kaifeng Mansion to Jinghu North Road by land.

From the "Xiangzhou City" where the "Jingxinan Road" belongs, go all the way to the south, which is the boundary where the "Jingxinan Road" and Jinghu North Road intersect.

Ever since, God did not let go of Jingxi South Road, and the area close to Jinghu North Road was also severely drought.

The river stopped flowing, the lake dried up, the land was cracked, and the seedlings were browned.Even the weeds with very tenacious vitality hung their heads lifelessly.

It was like a scene of purgatory on earth.

A middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a kudzu blouse, was standing by the edge of a small, dry river, looking at the cracked land in the middle of the river, and then turned his head to look at the withered and yellow seedlings on both sides of the river.

The brows were full of sorrow, and his expression was gloomy, he couldn't stop sighing.

And behind him, stood a middle-aged servant in sackcloth, who looked at his master worriedly, then raised his head to look at the scorching sun above him, and could not help dissuading him distressedly: "Master, what is the sun today?" It's very vicious, you've been standing here for nearly two quarters of an hour, why don't you go to the shade over there to rest."

While speaking, he raised his finger and pointed to the shade of a tree not far away.

Under the shade of the trees, a mule cart with a wooden shed was parked.The two healthy mules pulling the cart were drinking water leisurely. In front of the mule cart, two young men were sitting on a pile of hay.

The young man on the left is wearing a blue blouse, tall and tall, with a dignified appearance, with a black soft-footed headband, and has a bit of a refined and refined literati temperament.But at this moment, it was hot and sweating profusely.

And the robust young man on the right was wearing a sleeveless short linen jacket with his breasts exposed and his arms open, giving him a wild and unrestrained look.At this moment, he is holding a cattail fan in his right hand, and is fanning the young man on the left from time to time.

At this time, the middle-aged man in Ge Yi who was standing by the river also walked slowly into the shade under the persuasion of the old servant.

"Father, drink some water!" Seeing the two men approaching, the young man in shawl got up quickly and handed over the bamboo tube filled with water.

The middle-aged Ge Yi took the bamboo tube and drank a few mouthfuls thirsty.

And the robust young man in linen shirt also said: "My lord, I have found out, and three li ahead is the Hu Family Village, with about a hundred families."

"En." Ge Yi middle-aged nodded: "Then set off, go forward, and go to Hujiazhuang to have a look."

So, a few people got into the mule cart and rushed to Hujiazhuang, three miles away.

And their mule cart was actually pulled by two mules.

You know, the temper of a mule is much stronger than that of a horse, and it is also harder to tame than a horse.Especially when two mules are still used to pull the cart, it takes a long time of training to keep them in step.

On the way, the middle-aged Ge Yi opened the curtain of the car and looked out. What he saw was almost all scorched seedlings, and only a small patch of fields showed a delicate green color.

Moreover, even on the big trees on both sides of the road, the leaves are all burnt yellow.

Looking forward, a village appeared in front of him.

And as we got closer, we could see mule carts going back and forth on the road, all returning from south to north, with wooden barrels or water tanks on the carts, almost without exception.

When you get closer, you can clearly hear the conversation between them.

"Oh! Jin Zi, you're early enough to go out today!"

"That's not right! I got up at the fourth watch, and went to 'Beisizhuang' to line up to fetch water! Fourth watch, it's not yet dawn, just like that, there are already many people in front of me!"

"Haha! There are always some animals that are older than cattle!"

"It can't be too early! One more bucket of water is enough to irrigate one more field!"

"Jin Zi is right, then I will get up at midnight tomorrow and go to 'Bei Si Zhuang' to line up to fetch water!"

The middle-aged Ge Yi understood as soon as he heard that these villagers driving mule carts were going to fetch water.

They all go to a place called 'Bei Si Zhuang'.

This means that there is water in that place!

The middle-aged Ge Yi looked at the endless stream of mule carts on the road, jumped out of the cart, approached the talkative old man, politely cupped his hands and said, "Old man, I'm being polite here! If you dare to ask, all of you Did you go fetch water?"

And that talkative old man, looking at his appearance is very easy-going, and he has an extraordinary bearing, and quickly bowed his hands in return: "You're welcome! You're welcome! No, we just came back from fetching water. Are you going to fetch water too?"

"Ah? Yes, go get water." Ge Yi's middle-aged man responded wittily: "Didn't he go get water! This thief is so vicious!"

His words reached the old man's heart, and he immediately agreed with tears like rain: "Isn't that right! Look at this field, look at this field..."

Before he finished speaking, he choked up, and some could not make a sound.

The middle-aged Ge Yi also felt the same, with a sad face, and asked again: "A certain is on the side of the road. From what you said just now, all the water was brought from Beisizhuang?"

"Oh! That's right! We went to line up before the fourth watch. No, it's already high in the sun, so we didn't come back."

The middle-aged Ge Yi was very puzzled, frowned and said: "Then why, there is water in Beisizhuang?"

As soon as he mentioned this, the old man in front of him immediately became angry: "What can I do! People's Beisizhuang is on Jinghu North Road!"

Speaking of this, a man next to him immediately echoed: "Hey! Don't look at the ten miles away, we are on the boundary of Jingxi South Road, and Beisizhuang is on Jinghu North Road!"

In the past, these native farmers would not know what Jingxi South Road and Jingbei Road are.

Most of the people who face the loess with their backs to the sky all day long can't even write their own names. What's the use of knowing this?

But now, it is very different.

There is only ten miles between their Hujiazhuang and Beisizhuang.On Jinghu North Road, a new well-drilling method has been developed, so there is no need to worry about drinking water.

Look at their Hujiazhuang, the government office on South Jingxi Road, there is not a single fart!
Ge Yi's middle-aged man was even more confused when he heard about it. Judging from the official documents reported by the local government, Jinghu North Road and Kuizhou Road are the hardest hit areas of the drought!

You Jingxi South Road, only some areas have been implicated.

How did it come to your mouth that there is water on Jinghu North Road?
Just when he was in a daze, the people next to him began to complain in a hurry, and they also pieced together the general situation for him.

A new well-drilling method is now popular on Jinghu North Road, and a well can be dug in less than two hours.

How can this be?

He had seen a well-driller before, and at least it would take ten days and a half a month to complete it.

The young man next to him became a little anxious when he heard his question: "I didn't lie to you, it really took two hours!"

(End of this chapter)